Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 4, 2025

1,085 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $289.74/cwt -0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,944/hd at 671 lb · 80 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.61/cwt -17.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,667/hd at 623 lb · 54 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.00/cwt -16.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,834/hd at 725 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,085 1,825 1,568
Feeder cattle 962 1,680 1,374
Slaughter cattle 83 115 169
Replacement cattle 40 30 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers 2.00-6.00 lower except some heifers near 425 lbs steady. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Some nice consignments but less overall quality than last week. Feeder futures have lost a lot of ground to start the week partly or mostly due to the resumption of Mexican feeder cattle imports. Fed cattle set another record weighted average price (209.57/cwt) last week thanks to a much higher catch up trade in the south.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–387 371 7 380.00–390.00 $383.89 $1,424 -24.36
456–460 457 9 332.50–360.00 $353.85 $1,617 -6.89
523 unweaned 523 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,569 -27.50
500–530 524 10 322.00–330.00 $323.53 $1,695 -16.34
577–585 580 5 288.00–293.00 $290.98 $1,688 -31.48
552–591 582 28 311.00–329.00 $318.56 $1,854 -3.90
602–620 610 7 290.00–312.00 $299.40 $1,826 -12.16
653–699 671 80 285.00–297.50 $289.74 $1,944 -5.28
710–733 727 24 270.00–281.00 $276.04 $2,007 -2.84
759–793 783 36 259.00–277.00 $263.35 $2,062 -14.11
801–822 807 20 257.00–259.50 $257.61 $2,079 -2.73
860 860 5 258.50 $258.50 $2,223 -5.32
946 946 5 229.00 $229.00 $2,166 —
1247 1247 29 203.75 $203.75 $2,541 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 6 370.00–410.00 $391.47 $1,331 -8.03
424–445 431 6 330.00–350.00 $336.88 $1,452 -20.20
450–495 466 15 320.00–350.00 $332.79 $1,551 -10.17
520–547 532 15 303.00–330.00 $323.45 $1,721 +8.14
556 556 9 310.00 $310.00 $1,724 +5.25
588 unweaned 588 3 278.00 $278.00 $1,635 —
600–648 624 13 275.00–285.00 $277.32 $1,730 -19.10
661–678 672 22 275.00 $275.00 $1,848 -14.00
777–787 781 12 250.00–259.00 $253.78 $1,982 +3.50
820 820 5 256.00 $256.00 $2,099 +6.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
642 642 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,733 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 376 9 337.50–358.00 $344.93 $1,297 -17.49
420–445 429 8 327.50–362.50 $348.83 $1,496 -3.07
450–496 479 30 318.00–340.00 $326.20 $1,562 -6.60
512–541 521 29 291.00–307.00 $303.10 $1,579 -9.64
550–595 566 22 271.00–283.00 $277.90 $1,573 -10.09
622 622 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,617 -24.92
611–648 623 50 259.00–276.00 $268.22 $1,671 -16.70
679–682 680 13 256.50–271.00 $267.64 $1,820 -7.43
703–745 725 36 245.00–266.00 $253.00 $1,834 -11.90
949 949 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,898 —
1041 1041 8 190.00 $190.00 $1,978 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–420 413 4 330.00–335.00 $332.45 $1,373 +7.01
452–494 471 11 290.00–337.50 $305.70 $1,440 -5.96
502–540 524 18 280.00–290.00 $284.60 $1,491 -16.78
550–595 564 20 260.00–282.00 $268.30 $1,513 -12.73
605–615 611 6 260.00–267.50 $263.15 $1,608 -3.55
678–690 688 14 251.00–256.00 $251.70 $1,732 -11.28
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 4 269.00 $269.00 $1,412 —
565–570 568 6 252.00–255.00 $253.67 $1,441 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,235 —
635 635 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,524 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 378 4 320.00–355.00 $337.38 $1,275 -12.62
450–496 473 20 290.00–330.00 $312.54 $1,478 -18.57
500–545 517 10 270.00–310.00 $292.63 $1,513 +1.82
550–590 579 7 274.00–280.00 $275.63 $1,596 -4.37
705–735 725 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,668 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1530 1315 80-85% 2 134.50 $134.50 $1,769 +24.02
1212–1618 1383 80-85% 15 122.00–132.50 $124.67 $1,724 —
1380–1445 1402 80-85% 3 112.00–114.00 $113.02 $1,585 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 85-90% 1 74.00 $74.00 $648 —
890–1165 1010 85-90% 3 94.00–105.00 $98.69 $997 +22.35
1005–1145 1088 85-90% 3 124.50–136.00 $130.89 $1,424 -0.11
1060–1248 1164 85-90% 9 107.50–120.00 $112.05 $1,304 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1600 1491 75-80% 9 123.00–132.50 $127.58 $1,902 +0.80
1645–1950 1798 75-80% 2 115.00–120.50 $117.98 $2,121 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1760 1644 5 119.00–143.00 $137.05 $2,253 —
1490–2090 1746 11 150.00–165.00 $156.61 $2,734 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030–1490 1274 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 1,750.00–2,450.00 $2,174.32
1358–1462 1410 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,975.00–2,125.00 $2,052.77

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
837 837 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,900.00 $1,900.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.